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Indoor temple shrine with several deity murtis draped in red, white and multicolour flower garlands, including a golden crowned figure on the right and a tall figure in white with a flute on the left. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth faces the altar, tending the shrine. Brass oil lamps stand before the deities, and a black Nandi-like figure with a garland sits at right. A framed portrait above shows a bearded man with raised hands in saffron clothing, labelled with the Sanskrit phrase tat tvam asi. A seated congregation of about twenty people in mixed clothing, including saffron, green and white outfits, faces the shrine.

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A photo inside a temple shrine room with gold-framed altars and red and gold curtains. Several deity murtis are decorated with garlands of red and white flowers. In the centre, a woman in a long orange robe with loose dark hair stands at the altar holding a ritual lamp and puja items, facing the deities. A crowd of devotees stands with hands folded in prayer in front, including men in white dhotis and kurtas, bald-headed men in orange or white, and women in saris of yellow, red and teal. A dark metal figure of a bull with a bell necklace is visible at the right edge beside a brass lamp stand.2009-10-17Indoor temple hall with a seated congregation on grey carpet facing an altar lined with richly decorated deity murtis draped in flower garlands and gold ornaments. At the far left, a standing man in a saffron/orange robe gestures toward the audience. Near the centre, a woman in red sits behind a brass lamp stand and oil lamps on the altar step. Devotees wear saffron, red, teal, cream and white saris and shirts, several sitting cross-legged. Red curtains and gold-framed shrines frame the room.2008-04-27Photograph inside a temple shrine hall with dark backdrop and red curtains, showing three gold-framed deity murtis draped in garlands. A central figure in orange sannyasi robes stands at the shrine, with a shaved-headed priest in orange robes beside an altar holding brass lamps and offerings. A framed portrait hangs high on the wall. Devotees fill the foreground, some in white and orange clothing, many seated on the floor watching the ritual.2009-10-17Photograph of a temple shrine during an arati ceremony. A priest in orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at left, raising a lit oil lamp with one arm toward the gold-adorned deities. Behind him are golden deity murtis draped in garlands of marigolds and pink flowers, including a central murti wearing a gold crown and necklaces. A gold torana arch frames the left figure, and a framed portrait hangs high on the dark back wall. Seated devotees in white, saffron, and teal clothing fill the foreground, many watching the ceremony. Brass oil lamps stand on the platform, and a small silver shrine sits at centre.2009-10-17November 09 20092009-11-09May 12 20082008-05-12A photograph inside a temple hall during a puja before a row of deity murtis decorated with garlands in pink, red and white. The central figure is a crowned deity murti flanked by golden prabhavali arches. To the left, a priest in orange robes stands at the altar waving white fly-whisks, and a larger ornate deity murti with a gold crown sits to the right. Devotees in saffron, orange, red and white saris and kurtas sit on the floor facing the altar, several with heads bowed. A framed portrait of a saint hangs above the altar on a dark drape. Brass lamps and offerings are placed before the altar.2009-10-17Interior of a temple hall with a dark draped backdrop and gold-framed shrine arches holding several deity murtis decorated with marigold and rose garlands and red silk. A small framed portrait hangs above the shrine. A man in an orange robe stands at the left of the shrine holding a ritual lamp, and a priest in orange stands near the center. A seated congregation in colourful saris and kurtas, several in orange and yellow, faces the shrine on a tiled floor, with a child in orange at the lower right. Brass lamps and ritual vessels sit on the altar platform.2009-10-17May 12 20082008-05-12Indoor temple hall with a dark backdrop and gold-framed shrines holding deity murtis decorated with red and white garlands. In the centre, a standing priest in orange robes performs a ritual at the altar, while a woman in an orange sari at the left edge holds a tray and another woman in a yellow sari stands at the right edge. A seated audience of devotees in white, orange, red and blue clothing sits on the floor facing the shrines, many with their backs to the camera. A framed portrait hangs on the upper wall. The room is lit by overhead ceiling lights.2009-10-17A photograph of a Hindu temple shrine during an evening worship. Several deity murtis stand in gilded arched niches, decorated with flower garlands, and a central altar is lit with flames. A priest in orange robes stands at the centre of the altar, tending the lamps. Many seated devotees in colourful saris and kurtas face the shrine, with a few standing at the sides. Tall decorative cloth banners in red, orange and yellow hang from the ceiling, and a framed portrait hangs on the black backdrop above the altar.A temple sanctum prepared for inauguration, with a gold-framed deity murti on the left decorated with garlands and a colourful patterned shawl, and a second seated deity on a raised platform in the centre, also garlanded. Several seated men in orange and white ritual clothing sit on the floor in front, while a standing man in white dhoti and an orange shawl gestures toward the deities. Colourful striped pillars stand behind, with a black backdrop and a black stone bull figure at the lower right.